Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday ~ James Burnham, Windham, New Hampshire

These gravestones were photographed at the Cemetery on the Plain, Windham, New Hampshire.

JAMES BURNHAM
DIED
October 17, 1874
Aged 69 yrs

LUCY A.Wife ofJames Burnham
DIED
January 26, 1892
Aged 80 yrs.

EMILY BURNHAM
DIED
Aug. 5, 1869
Aged 23.The Lord is my light and my salvationwhom shall I fear; the Lord is thestrength of my life; of who shallI be afraid

ABBY BURNHAM
DIED
Apr. 12, 1901
Aged 61 yrs, 9 ms
& 1 day.

From the History of Windham in New Hampshire, 1719 - 1883, a Scotch settlement (commonly called Scotch Irish), embracing nearly one third of the ancient settlement and historic township of Londonderry, NH, with the History and Genealogy of its First Settlers and their Descendants, by Leonard A. Morrison, Cupples, Upham & Co: Boston, Mass, 1883, pages 363- 364.

"James [Burnham], b. November 29, 1805; d. Oct. 17, 1874. He was a member of the company at West Windham. For many years he lived near Fessenden's Mills, being employed there. He was a quiet man, a member of the church, and respected. He m. Nov. 24, 1836, Lucy Ann Taylor, b. in Belfast, Me., March 20, 1812 and now resides in Windham.

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